Legal

Data License

Last updated: July 25, 2026

Overview

speedrun.io serves data from multiple sources, each with distinct licensing and usage rules. This page describes what license applies to each data tier, what you are permitted to do with it, and what requires a separate commercial agreement.

speedrun.io is committed to keeping the speedrunning ecosystem open and accessible. A high majority of our data is publicly available with generous access terms, including explicit permission for reasonable automated access. Our goal is to lower barriers for developers, researchers, and the community while protecting the platform from abuse and unauthorized commercial exploitation.

SRC Mirror Data CC-BY-NC 4.0

Data served under the /src namespace is mirrored from speedrun.com and remains subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license, as applied by speedrun.com to their data. speedrun.io does not own this data and cannot grant rights beyond those conferred by the upstream license. speedrun.io is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by speedrun.com or Elo Entertainment Inc.

Under CC-BY-NC 4.0 you may:

  • Share and redistribute the data in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, transform, and build upon the data.

Under CC-BY-NC 4.0 you may not:

  • Use the data for commercial purposes without separate permission from speedrun.com.

Attribution to both speedrun.com (as the data source) and speedrun.io (as the delivery platform) is required when redistributing or displaying this data publicly.

Native v1 Data CC-BY-NC 4.0

The /v1 namespace is speedrun.io's enrichment layer. It includes a normalized schema, derived metrics, leaderboard snapshots, and differential feeds built on top of the underlying speedrun.com data. It is free to use, in full, for non-commercial purposes.

/v1 is licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0, the same terms as the /src mirror. We license our own enrichment work this way deliberately, rather than under a more permissive license, because much of what /v1 builds on originates from speedrun.com's NonCommercial-licensed data. Matching the underlying terms keeps the license simple and avoids granting rights we don't have.

Under CC-BY-NC 4.0 you may:

  • Share and redistribute /v1 data in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, transform, and build upon /v1 data.

Under CC-BY-NC 4.0 you may not:

  • Use /v1 data for commercial purposes.

Attribution to speedrun.io is required when redistributing or displaying /v1 data publicly (see Attribution below).

Looking ahead: as speedrun.io works with additional speedrunning communities and data partners, we intend for /v1 to support more granular, per-source licensing — allowing verified data linked to a specific partner to carry that partner's own preferred terms, rather than a single blanket license across all of /v1. This is about honoring what those communities want for their own data, independent of speedrun.io's own non-commercial operating posture described in the Terms of Service. This is a roadmap direction we're building toward, not a current license commitment, and any change would be reflected here before taking effect.

User & Third-Party Data Token Required

Certain /v1 endpoints expose user-associated data sourced from third-party platforms including Twitch and YouTube, collected with user consent. This data is not covered by the CC-BY-NC 4.0 license described above and is not publicly redistributable.

Access to user-associated data requires a valid bearer token obtained through the speedrun.io authentication flow. Use of this data is subject to the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service, and any additional consent terms presented during the authentication process.

You may not redistribute, publish, or share user-associated data obtained through the API without the explicit consent of the user to whom that data belongs.

Internal Data Infrastructure Internal Use Only

Beyond /src and /v1, speedrun.io builds additional internal indexing, aggregation, and analytical infrastructure — powering platform features like search, recommendations, and leaderboard tooling. This infrastructure is not exposed as a public product and is not covered by any open license, because it isn't offered externally at all.

This layer is built exclusively from aggregated, anonymized, and derived data. It does not contain personal data, which is governed exclusively by the Privacy Policy and is never sold, licensed, or shared with third parties.

speedrun.io does not offer commercial access to this infrastructure and has no current plans to do so. See the Terms of Service for more on speedrun.io's non-commercial operating commitment.

Permitted Use

The following uses are explicitly permitted without requiring additional permission, provided you comply with the applicable license for each data tier and the API Terms of Use:

  • Building applications, tools, bots, or services that query the speedrun.io API.
  • Displaying speedrun.io data publicly, with attribution.
  • Academic research, journalism, and non-commercial analysis.
  • Automated access (scraping) that respects rate limits and does not circumvent access controls.
  • Personal projects and hobbyist tools with no revenue component.

Prohibited Use

The following uses are not permitted:

  • Redistributing speedrun.io data as a standalone data product, API, or feed for commercial gain.
  • Selling access to speedrun.io data, directly or as part of a bundled product.
  • Using /src mirror data for commercial purposes (prohibited by the upstream CC-BY-NC 4.0 license).
  • Using /v1 data for commercial purposes (prohibited by its CC-BY-NC 4.0 license).
  • Circumventing rate limits, access controls, or authentication requirements.
  • Bulk harvesting of data at a scale that degrades platform performance or constitutes an abusive access pattern.
  • Redistributing or publishing user-associated data without the explicit consent of affected users.
  • Presenting speedrun.io data in a way that misrepresents its source or implies endorsement by speedrun.io.

Attribution

When publicly displaying, redistributing, or building on speedrun.io data, you must include clear attribution. The following formats are acceptable:

  • For /src mirror data: "Data sourced from speedrun.com via speedrun.io, licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0."
  • For /v1 native data: "Data provided by speedrun.io, licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0."

Attribution must be visible to end users of any application or product that publicly displays speedrun.io data. A footer link or "Powered by speedrun.io" notice is sufficient for most applications.

Commercial Use

speedrun.io does not currently offer commercial licensing for any data tier, including /src, /v1, or internal data infrastructure. Commercial use of platform data is not available under any arrangement at this time, and there is no process to request it.

This reflects speedrun.io's current operating posture, described further on the Terms of Service page. If this changes in the future, it will be reflected here first.

Changes to This License

We may update this data license from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via the speedrun.io platform and developer channels. Continued use of the API after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. All previous versions of this license will be readily available for review.

Contact

Questions about data licensing? Reach us at [email protected].